Member profiles

Martin Chape

Martin Chape is well equipped to be a conduit to and from Bellevue and the surrounding community in relation to EMRC's Resource Recovery Project. As a volunteer, he represents his community on a number of committees and focus groups. Martin is a member of the Executive with the Bellevue Residents & Ratepayers Assoc. Inc. http://www.bellevue.org.au. He has a passionate interest and long history working with the community, in relation to both natural and built environment, and prefers a triple bottom line approach. Martin has qualifications in engineering and strategic management, and can assist in understanding the technical side of resource recovery.

Jan Foster-Hawkings

Jan Foster-Hawkings has lived in Gidgegannup for 5 years. Her and her husband are keen recyclers and have a vested interest in Gidgegannup development with a focus on maintaining a semi rural lifestyle. Living approximately 1 km for the Red Hill Facility, Jan's involvement in the RRF project gives her the opportunity to aid the community with information on the proposed development within the site, ensure the pros and cons of each recycling option are explored thoroughly and the impact this may or may not have on the surrounding district.
Having worked on a Nickel Lateritic Mine site for a period of six years, Jan has a keen understanding of the environmental impact involved in chemical processing and the waste it can produce. The safe removal and reduction of waste, zero environmental impact, and land value integrity is her area of focus.

Noel Hales

Growing up on the family farm in rural Western Australia, Noel always considered recycling to be a natural part of life & rubbish disposal to be done responsibly. Now a retiree living in Midland, Noel feels our responsibility for rubbish disposal should be taken one step further. Bearing in mind that South Australia has been going down the recycling road for 20 odd years & West Australia still uses landfill Noel believes it is "high time we started to played catch-up" and is willing to do whatever he can to help bring our present methods into the 21st century. Noel's message is for us "all to take responsibility for our rubbish disposal, just as we should have 50 years ago".

Myles Harmer

Myles lives around ten kilometres from the Red Hill Site. As a member of Mt Helena Ratepayers Association, Save Mundaring Weir Villages Association and the Mundaring Historical Society, Myles has strong links with his local community. With a background in science and education, Myles has joined the Community Task Force to share and use his knowledge to achieve positive community outcomes from the Resource Recovery Project.

Max Jamieson

Max has been interested in recycling for as long as he can remember. As a child, he found the West Midland tip was always a good place to source old spoked pram wheels and axles for hill trolleys. He used to rebuild them with his brothers; collecting empty coke bottles and returning them to the shop at the Renown Theatre for the deposit after his paper round. However most things are different now, including new and evolving ways of dealing with our rubbish. Max believes we must be a lot smarter using and reusing the raw materials already available to us. Max appreciates the opportunity to serve on the Community Task Force and assist the EMRC and its member Councils to bring the Resource Recovery Project to its fruition.

Peter Jensen

Peter Jensen is committed to waste reduction and recycling. He has strong active links to a number of Community Groups in the Gidgegannup area (City of Swan); which includes the EMRC Redhill Waste Facility. Peter wants to see an appropriate, safe and efficient Resource Recovery Facility built and operated by the EMRC for the benefit of the local community, and to reduce the amount of municipal waste that ends up in our current landfill at the Redhill site. Peter believes he has been nominated for the EMRC Resource Recovery Facility Community Task Force to help the community have input to the technology choice, tender requirements for the plant, and aid in the development of a workable and accountable Community Partnership Agreement. If you have any questions associated with the proposed facility, Peter is happy to have you contact him by email at pjensen@activ8.net.au or phone 0402 910 707.

Peter Pearson

Peter Pearson is a Consultant Chemist / Metallurgist working principally in the mining sector. He has been a member of the Success Hill Action Group since 1992. Peter was involved in campaigns to prevent the Perth Darwin highway being driven into the heart of Bassendean and later a prison being established on the old Pyrton site. He was also involved in efforts to coordinate efforts of various action groups during these campaigns and other environmental actions. Currently involved in SHAG's attempts to restore Success Hill reserve bushland. Peter currently holds position chairman of EMRC's Waste Management Community Reference group.

Peter also has long term involvement in integrated catchment management, helped establish Bennett Brook Catchment Group and was later Chairman, also Chairman of Bayswater ICM and was a member of Swan Catchment Council.

Peter served on Bassendean Town Council from 1994 to 1997 and also with the EMRC as councillor/deputy during this period. His interest in waste management dates back to this time.

Noelene Wigmore

Noelene Wigmore lives on the Parkerville/Gidgegannup border approximately 1 km from the Red Hill Waste Management Facility on a property which has been in her family for over 40 years. Noelene is an Education Assistant at a local primary school. She has a strong belief in the necessity of reducing landfill and a keen interest in learning about the processes being developed. As a local resident, Noelene also wants to be sure these processes will have minimal impact on our local environment and lifestyle.